from this story, I'm not sure the QB switch is permanent or not. monk cites a different reason for starting AB well beyond the time a change was called for --- while his reasoning (as far as we knew) was "AB is our best offensive player", now he's saying that he didn't want to throw mullins in over his head, or before he was ready.

I suppose it could be both.

Quote:It's time for Southern Miss to plan for future

The last thing Todd Monken wants to do is something that could adversely affect the future of the Southern Miss football program.

But Saturday’s 55-14 loss at East Carolina proved the time is now to take the necessary steps toward a brighter future for the Golden Eagles.

After the team’s 0-5 start this season, fifth-year senior quarterback Allan Bridgford had completed 110 passes in 196 attempts for 1,118 yards. Six of those passes were for touchdowns, while 11 ended up in the hands of the opponents’ defense. His 56.1 completion percentage is the worst in Conference USA.
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“When you’re not playing very well, it’s our job as coaches to try and find the solution and the answer,” Monken said. “I don’t know if that’s it, but we’ve got to exhaust everything in our power, starting with ourselves and our players, that gives us the best chance to win.”

Monken also alluded to the fact that a change might have come sooner if not for fear that inserting Mullens into a difficult situation might cause irreparable harm to his psyche.

“That’s one thing you’re always worried about with a young quarterback,” he said. “That’s why we haven’t moved in that direction. You certainly don’t want to play a guy you think that has a chance to be really good in the future and lose his confidence. You don’t want a guy to get beat up that way.”

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Quote:Monken also alluded to the fact that a change might have come sooner if not for fear that inserting Mullens into a difficult situation might cause irreparable harm to his psyche.

Actually I said theorized this a few weeks ago. AB was a stop-gap until the OL could start to gel, and then if things didn't work you switch to Mullens or Lloyd (or heaven forbid Weeks!). It sounds like Monken was actually thinking the same thing I was. Dont' put Mullens in until you know the OL should be able to protect him a bit more (or buy him time to allow him to escape trouble).

At least we are playing a FR at QB now... USM will back sooner than most think but I am surprised how far they have fallen and quickly it has happened

Well defensively we have to get better. A change @ QB may spark the offense going forward. You could see that they have no confidence in AB.

As a side note, I am old enough to remember when 56% was a good completion percentage.

(10-20-2013 06:17 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

Quote:Monken also alluded to the fact that a change might have come sooner if not for fear that inserting Mullens into a difficult situation might cause irreparable harm to his psyche.

Actually I said theorized this a few weeks ago. AB was a stop-gap until the OL could start to gel, and then if things didn't work you switch to Mullens or Lloyd (or heaven forbid Weeks!). It sounds like Monken was actually thinking the same thing I was. Dont' put Mullens in until you know the OL should be able to protect him a bit more (or buy him time to allow him to escape trouble).

ironic that the solution to an OL that couldn't pass protect was to start the slowest human being on earth at QB.

Damn Id love it if Cody Green had a 56% completion percentage.

(10-20-2013 07:32 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Damn Id love it if Cody Green had a 56% completion percentage.

Your mediocre QB (and no offense intended, by any means) has a significantly better QB rating than AB, who's rating is better than virtually no one in the country, other than, oddly, both awful QBs at LaMo.

I think last weeks game against UTEP skewed his rating. When hes bad hes one of the worst.

But I guess 2-4 beats 0-6 so I cant really complain ; )

(10-20-2013 07:28 PM)EagleX Wrote:  

(10-20-2013 06:17 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

Quote:Monken also alluded to the fact that a change might have come sooner if not for fear that inserting Mullens into a difficult situation might cause irreparable harm to his psyche.

Actually I said theorized this a few weeks ago. AB was a stop-gap until the OL could start to gel, and then if things didn't work you switch to Mullens or Lloyd (or heaven forbid Weeks!). It sounds like Monken was actually thinking the same thing I was. Dont' put Mullens in until you know the OL should be able to protect him a bit more (or buy him time to allow him to escape trouble).

ironic that the solution to an OL that couldn't pass protect was to start the slowest human being on earth at QB.

They knew the QB couldn't move, so it was up to them to do their jobs correctly.

(10-20-2013 08:56 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

(10-20-2013 07:28 PM)EagleX Wrote:  

(10-20-2013 06:17 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

Quote:Monken also alluded to the fact that a change might have come sooner if not for fear that inserting Mullens into a difficult situation might cause irreparable harm to his psyche.

Actually I said theorized this a few weeks ago. AB was a stop-gap until the OL could start to gel, and then if things didn't work you switch to Mullens or Lloyd (or heaven forbid Weeks!). It sounds like Monken was actually thinking the same thing I was. Dont' put Mullens in until you know the OL should be able to protect him a bit more (or buy him time to allow him to escape trouble).

ironic that the solution to an OL that couldn't pass protect was to start the slowest human being on earth at QB.

They knew the QB couldn't move, so it was up to them to do their jobs correctly.

Or dig a grave.

(10-20-2013 08:58 PM)EagleX Wrote:  

(10-20-2013 08:56 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

(10-20-2013 07:28 PM)EagleX Wrote:  

(10-20-2013 06:17 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

Quote:Monken also alluded to the fact that a change might have come sooner if not for fear that inserting Mullens into a difficult situation might cause irreparable harm to his psyche.

Actually I said theorized this a few weeks ago. AB was a stop-gap until the OL could start to gel, and then if things didn't work you switch to Mullens or Lloyd (or heaven forbid Weeks!). It sounds like Monken was actually thinking the same thing I was. Dont' put Mullens in until you know the OL should be able to protect him a bit more (or buy him time to allow him to escape trouble).

ironic that the solution to an OL that couldn't pass protect was to start the slowest human being on earth at QB.

They knew the QB couldn't move, so it was up to them to do their jobs correctly.

Or dig a grave.

Either or would have worked... (sorry, I'm still gonna rip on AB's incompetence every chance I get from here on out.).

Ironically, the funny thing is Alford (no I don't want him back!) would have had a field day with what he'd have had to do with this OL.

the other take away was that building for the future means abandoning the rest of all hope for our present -- as though this was some sort of newsflash, or bitter, surprising pill to swallow. I'm not sure there was anyone left that really held out any hope for 2013 -- not beyond maybe a win or two.

it just doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell us that we suck.

They taught us in HS on the line, during a pass we should do our best to give the QB 10 seconds to make the throw. The minimum was 5 Mississippi but the best was 10 or better. We would drill that like crazy against a "dummy" defense just so we'd know how it felt. We didn't always give him 10, but in theory a good QB can make a play in 5 second or more with blocks.

The best story was my senior year, we were playing a close game at home. We were down 14-0 in the first 3 minutes of the game (team ran the opening kickoff for a TD and then picked off our QB and basically walked it in the endzone). At the start of the 2nd quarter we were down 21-0. The coach asked what the problem was, and the QB said he was wore out by carrying this team by himself and the line not blocking. An unwritten rule we had on the line was when I called for "buckshot" on a pass play we'd step out of the way and let the defense have at it. We ran "buckshot" twice. The coach was pissed, but the QB understood that hey, it's not just him. We won that game 28-21.

(10-20-2013 06:17 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

Quote:Monken also alluded to the fact that a change might have come sooner if not for fear that inserting Mullens into a difficult situation might cause irreparable harm to his psyche.

Actually I said theorized this a few weeks ago. AB was a stop-gap until the OL could start to gel, and then if things didn't work you switch to Mullens or Lloyd (or heaven forbid Weeks!). It sounds like Monken was actually thinking the same thing I was. Dont' put Mullens in until you know the OL should be able to protect him a bit more (or buy him time to allow him to escape trouble).

Yeah, that's what I was thinking as well. Why would you want to expose a freshman to this?

I said I'd give Bridgford through the FIU game. He played horribly in that one, so I'm all for the change.

(10-21-2013 10:20 PM)eaglenjxn Wrote:  

(10-20-2013 06:17 PM)DaSaintFan Wrote:  

Quote:Monken also alluded to the fact that a change might have come sooner if not for fear that inserting Mullens into a difficult situation might cause irreparable harm to his psyche.

Actually I said theorized this a few weeks ago. AB was a stop-gap until the OL could start to gel, and then if things didn't work you switch to Mullens or Lloyd (or heaven forbid Weeks!). It sounds like Monken was actually thinking the same thing I was. Dont' put Mullens in until you know the OL should be able to protect him a bit more (or buy him time to allow him to escape trouble).

Yeah, that's what I was thinking as well. Why would you want to expose a freshman to this?

...call me crazy, but it might be that escapability part......more to this than wtfe.....